UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
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Before we were worried about fossil fuels and plastic pollution, nuclear waste stretched our minds to think about our place in geological time. Vincent Ialenti, SPPGA Postdoctoral Fellow and author of Deep Time Reckoning, proposes that considering the magnitude of humanity’s impact on the planet is now our collective responsibility. More at Science: http://ow.ly/6erC50Cva5J

Join Jessica Wood SiSityaawks, SPPGA Policy Practitioner Fellow, & guests SPPGA Adjunct Professor of Practice Andrea Reimer and Professor Sheryl Lightfoot (SPPGA; Political Science), in a discussion on Where we go from here for the final event in our series, Matriarch Illuminations. Register here: http://ow.ly/BDNS50CuSOv

Applications for the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program are now open. Apply by January 21 to join our program that will equip you with a profound understanding of policy-making processes through a foundation of rigorous knowledge acquisition, policy analysis, career development, and experiential learning: http://mppga.ubc.ca/

Join Jessica Wood @SiSityaawks, SPPGA Policy Practitioner Fellow, & guests SPPGA Adjunct Professor of Practice Andrea Reimer and Professor Sheryl Lightfoot (SPPGA; Political Science), in a discussion on Where we go from here for the final event in our series, Matriarch Illuminations. Register here: http://ow.ly/BDNS50CuSOv

On November 10, don’t miss hearing from Jesmyn Ward, MacArthur Genius and two-time National Book Award winner, in the 2020 Phil Lind Initiative series, Thinking While Black. The event will be moderated by writer, editor, and teacher Canisia Lubrin. Get your ticket for this free virtual event: https://lindinitiative.ubc.ca/get-tickets/

Join us for our third event of a 5-part series, Matriarch Illuminations, hosted by SPPGA Policy Practitioner Fellow Jessica Wood Si Sityaawks. Jessica will be joined by Tanya Talaga, Canadian Journalist and Author, to discuss Storytelling as Guidance. Register for this free event: https://sppga.ubc.ca//matriarch-illuminations-storytellin/

Purchase books by #Lind20 Thinking While Black speakers Jesmyn Ward and Ibram X. Kendi on the UBC Bookstore website: http://ow.ly/3XYu50C0bPH

The CTLT Winter Institute is a time for all UBC educators (including postdocs and graduate students!) to come together during the mid-academic year and reflect on the impact of their teaching practices on student learning and experiences. This year’s Winter Institute will focus on the changing landscape of teaching and learning, and student wellbeing in online environments. Learn more and register at institute.ctlt.ubc.ca.

On November 17, join author Nicole Aschoff to learn more about her work, The Smartphone Society, and how technology companies have used our smartphones to forge a new frontier of appropriation and exploitation with profound political, social, and ecological implications. Register now for this virtual event: http://ow.ly/SAhC50BWSOg

On October 27, 2020, Professor David Boyd (SPPGA & UBC Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability) presented a report to the United Nations General Assembly on how legal recognition of the right to a healthy environment can hold governments and businesses more accountable. Learn about his report: http://ow.ly/l8Jm50C4u36

Director of the Institute of Asian Research Dr. Timothy Cheek's lecture on "Xi Jinping's Counter-Reformation" is now available for viewing.

SPPGA welcomes Vincent Ialenti as a Postdoctoral Fellow. He is researching the cultures of nuclear waste experts, as well as a project exploring the political-economic drivers behind US transuranic waste accidents. Find out more: http://ow.ly/ZbrS50C33Ug

We’re looking to hire a teaching assistant for PPGA 504 - Policy Analysis and Evaluation. Submit your applications by October 31, 2020. Learn more: http://ow.ly/sYYl50BOIuy

We are excited to host Ibram X. Kendi virtually on November 12 in the 2020 Phil Lind Initiative series, Thinking While Black. Kendi is a National Book award-winning historian and author of Stamped From The Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist. This event will be moderated by spoken word poet, educator, and community activist El Jones. Get your ticket for this free virtual event here: https://lindinitiative.ubc.ca/get-tickets/

Nuclear expert Professor Ramana issued a report warning that more than 30 municipalities participating in the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems small modular nuclear project could end up being left holding the bag. See the report and its media mentions here: http://ow.ly/3F8q50BnEyJ

Considering applying to the MPPGA program? Join our 2nd virtual info session Tues, Nov 24 to dive into our new 16-month accelerated program option, scholarships, funding opportunities, & what joining the program as an international student may look like: http://ow.ly/cfaf50C1cgr

https://news.ubc.ca//how-the-human-right-to-a-healthy-env/ Today, David Boyd, IRES / UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs prof & the UN Special Rapp...orteur on Human rights and the Environment, will present a new report to the United Nations General Assembly outlining mounting evidence that human rights depend on a healthy environment and describing how the legal recognition of the right to a healthy environment can better hold governments and businesses accountable. United Nations Human Rights BirdLife International